Police arrest man wanted in shooting

Updated 5:13 pm, Wednesday, February 20, 2013

DeVante Jackson, 19, is accused of preventing a man from helping a fatal shooting victim.

DeVante Jackson, 19, is accused of preventing a man from helping a fatal shooting victim.

Police arrest man wanted in shooting

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Devante Jerome Jackson isn't accused of firing the shot that killed Anthony Melvin, but he's been arrested in connection with his death Thursday for allegedly stopping someone from helping the victim.

Jackson, 19, was charged with murder on Monday and given a $100,000 bail, records show.

He was named as the suspected shooter in the police report but is being charged as a party to the crime, according to the arrest warrant affidavit. The affidavit lists the person who shot Melvin as an unknown male.

The motive for the shooting isn't clear.

Jackson and the unknown shooter arrived together at a house in the 2600 block of Corian Drive, then went into the garage with Melvin, 27, and another man, who then lowered the door halfway.

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At some point the man with Jackson said, “I don't like the way that white boy is acting,” pulled out a gun and pointed it at Melvin, the affidavit states.

The witness tried to get him to put down the gun, but he started firing. During this time, Jackson reportedly slammed the witness against a car and put him in a chokehold and prevented him from helping Melvin, who was hit in the hip, the affidavit said.

As they fled, the man Jackson restrained eventually got his own gun and fired at them. Melvin died in surgery.